Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-03
n.els Of the Grand Island Land Turned
Over to the officials.
THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
who the Lucky Aspirants Are-Gam.
blcrs Declare They VIII Close Up
State Supply Awards
Made-Lincoin News.
lrRoN THE BrK's LrSoorv BuRRAr.l


city for soldiers and sailors home.
The instruments were pronounced per-
feet. 1t was accompanied by an elaoor-
ate abstract made out in an excellent
manner, showing the title to the ground
TO be without flaw. The land in ques
ton comprises $40 acres ana was pur
chased by citizens OF Grand Island for
about s2g, 900 for the purposes mentioned,
though the late owners, in consideration
OF 81 convey the title, the purchasers,
however, guaranteeing TIE validity OF
the title. This property is situated about
three miles in northwesterly direction
from the city, 1t was selected on Sunday
last by Governor Thayer, who, with the
board of public lands and buildings,
drove over the grounds. The land is
technically described as 3, II, 9, west,
the north 800 acres of which are con.
veyed by |. L. Alter and wife and Herb
ii. Glover and wife, and the south 320
acres are transferred by A. II. Baker and
wife The board met at o'clock,
accepted the deed, and ordered adver.
tisements TO be inserted for plans and
specifications for the laying out of the
grounds and the buildings thereon.
THE PRIMARIES.
in all the wards Of the city to-day, open
ing at noon and closing at : o'clock IN
the evening. They were pretty largely
attended, and in wards where contests
Were being carried on. were the scene of
great deal of interest. In the first and
second wards there was no con.
test, Mr.. Roggen's ticket practically
holding the field. The candidate for
councilman in the First ward was Ber-
nard Dolan, and in the Second Mr.. Bill
lingsly. In the Third ward there were
two tickets, representing Mr.. Roggen
and Mr.. Mcfarland, respectively, The
councilmen supported by each being
Messrs. Hargraves and Burr. In the
Fourth and Sixth wards Mr.. Mcfarland
had no opposition. the councilmanic as
prations being confined to w. j. Cooper
in the Fourth and Ed Holmes in the
Sixth. In the Fifth ward there were two
tickets also, the aspirants to the council
being Ed Bignow and Mr.. Weir.
At the close of the polls il was found
that Roggen delegates had been elected
in the first, second, third, fifth and sixth
fourth. The first ward delegates were;
w. &. Lane. r. d. Stearns, +. ID. Smith,
W. b. McRobert, Edward Dolan, Rich
nrd O'Neiil, Oliver Maggard, John
Strotstaffen, John Murray, Joe Opelt,
I. +. Hosman, Tom Carnahan, VIM.
Smith, w. l.. Crick, Owen Synder.
Second iop ynart Ward-P. j., AIexander' s;aSIiT'
Henry veith, E. R. sizer, John Fraas, d.
G. vanduyn, George Scherrer, r. S.
Grimes, Fred Krone, Charles Bette,
Charles Meyer. Harry Stein, Charles Han
nomann, Frank kokash. Third Ward
II. II. Dean, J. Fl. Fawell, l.: J. Byers, A.
X. Griffiths, Joseph Burns, +. T. Rivett,
Frank Savage, G. o. Whedon, A. P. Mar
H.,
Robert MeGee, J; G. Mcbride, j; Z;
H. d. Hathaway, R,B. Graham, W, W.
Carder, Charles NJ Carter, c. c.
Burr, John Doolitt!e, j. r. Web
ster. A. c. Cass. A. W. Field
John McWhinnie, G. II. Hutcins, l,
w. Lansing, a. II. Hutton. E. HaIlett, D.
W. Camp. Fifth Ward--O. Z. Bell, Ed
Bignell, y. Z. Goodell Frank McCllsky,
goon, S. T. Cochran, l.. 7. Young, +. \.
Townley. Kit Wilson, Louis Otto, H. w.
Dobson, T. G.. Fritz, j. II. Krame.
This more than assures MIR. Roggen' s
nomination. The State journal made
an earnest effort to defeat Mr.. Roggen
by supportingJ. ID. Mcfarland. The Cit
liens generally are enthusiastic over Rog-
gems success and bOnfres are plenty
throughout the city.
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
The ticket nominated Friday night by
the democrats caused great deal OF
satisfaction among the members of that
party yesterday, the general sentiment
being that it was the strongest that could
have been put in the field.
THE GAMBLERS.
There Is n feeling of regret experienced
In this city among the sporting people
over the passage of the anti-gambling
act. They say that a similar feeling
exists in all the larger interior towns
where gambling is carried on, though il
is in some respects modified by the hope
that the law will not be put into effect
One of the leading gamblers OF the city
said TO the BEE reporter yesterday that II
the law was enforced, public gambling in
this city would. of course, be compelled
to cease But it would be driven to pri
vate rooms where some people would
Still indulge in the fascination and il
most cases beyond the possibility OF de
lection. There are now IN this city hall
dozen suck places, generally run by :
single individual with a certain number
of patrons, some of whom are not known
rs professional gamblers. There arr
about six open gambling houses in th'
city, in which there are about fifty peopl,
employed, with an invested capital Of
something about $50, 900. Al. of these
however. will have TO be sacrificed, anC
they should 60 10 the penltentiary.
ESTIMATES.
The board of supply and proposal
met this morning, Messrs. Willard
Leese and Scott being present. Award
for the furnishing OF supplies for tn
quarter ending June 80, 1887, were mad
IS follows:
Hospital for Insane-Drugs and me
dicines, Zetrung Il Dunn paints and oils
ii. w. Brown; clothing Z. NJ. Esfeld
Co; boots and shoes, Perkins Brothers
coal, Whltebreast Co; groceries, Parks
Coffin; flour, Jaegg X Shupbach; butter
Thomas Sewell, dry goods and notion, II
Herpolsheimer.
Reform School-Meats, W. Hechi
coal, &. ID. Ayers; flour, kearney MilIin
company; gasoline and groceries, Care
line Themanson; dry goods, 5. NJ. Wo
bach, butter, ID. p. Ashburn.
Deaf and Dumb Institute Paints an
oils, &. +. Goodman; groceries ami fioul
W. Fleming Il Co.; meats. Harris ,
Fisher; bread, Schwaab & Lamp; drug:
&. L. Goodman; dry goods, Kelley, Stige
4 Co.; coal, Omaha Coal and Produc
company.
Institute for the Blind Meats, s. "
Trail; groceries, Frazier 4 ullerbach; I; ic'